Hammer not opening. Any ideas?

[thatguysulli]

I am holding on to a hammer for a friend that just bought is last week. It is not opening up and Im confused as to why. Everything else in the tank is doing great. I’ve never had a coral not open up so I’m just looking for some ideas as to maybe why.

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome! How long has it been in the tank?

 

[Bryn]

Welcome to R2R... How are your parameters looking, especially compared to your friends tank. pH, Temp, Alk, Ca, and salinity?

 

[Billldg]

Did you acclimate it to your tank parameters and what are your tank parameters?

 

[thatguysulli]

Did you acclimate it to your tank parameters and what are your tank parameters?

Yes I acclimated it to the tank as I have all my coral.
Nitrite-33ppd
PH-7.8
Cal-453ppm
Alk-10.2

 

[thatguysulli]

Welcome! How long has it been in the tank?

6 days

 

[thatguysulli]

Welcome to R2R... How are your parameters looking, especially compared to your friends tank. pH, Temp, Alk, Ca, and salinity?

My friend just got his tank so I am holding on to a few coral until his tank is ready.
PH-7.8
Temp- 78/79F
Alk-10.2dkh
Ca-453ppm
Salinity-34ppt

 

[Billldg]

Yes I acclimated it to the tank as I have all my coral.
Nitrite-33ppd
PH-7.8
Cal-453ppm
Alk-10.2

Do you know the parameters of the tank it came from?

 

[thatguysulli]

Do you know the parameters of the tank it came from?

Only the salinity which I matched but I have gotten almost all the coral I have from there and all the others are doing great.

 

[Bryn]

Is it sitting in front of a power head, or getting a lot of strong water flow?

 

[thatguysulli]

Is it sitting in front of a power head, or getting a lot of strong water flow?

No, it is actually placed under neither the power head so it get some flow but not a lot.

 

[thatguysulli]

Just for reference here is the whole tank. The hammer sits under the power head in the back right hand corner

 

[DSEKULA]

I'd consider checking phosphate, mine generally look like that with a po4 spike and poof around day 10-14 if it's not corrected.

 

[Bryn]

I'm running out of ideas, other than the Clown taking a liking to it, and maybe tried to host in it, and irritated the hammer. Everything else looks great. I hope someone with more experience will have some more suggestions for you.

 

[Billldg]

Their is something you can try, I would dip it in some Seachem iodine coral dip, it will help it in case it’s stressed or has a bacteria infection.

 

[thatguysulli]

Their is something you can try, I would dip it in some Seachem iodine coral dip, it will help it in case it’s stressed or has a bacteria infection.

I will try that out.

 

[fishguy242]

second pic looks like it is starting to open compared to first pic,poss dip and time

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R. Your tank looks great. Hope the hammer picks up soon. Lots of knowledgable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[thatguysulli]

Update #1
Just dipped the coral and placed it in a shaded spot.
I will post another update in a few days.

 

[proxy001]

Low flow as in almost no flow and medium light. Might close at night and fully expand under 200 par.